Hiker Intro
I Completed my PCT Thru Hike at a Sequoia Tree (An Ode)
This is a story of thru hikes, snow, and blizzards as much as it is an ode to a very special tree.
On Being Trail Named: Of Snow and Fire
Being doubly given my trail name, Blaze, in both snow and fire was like a homecoming.
How I Prepared to Link Up the CDT + GDT: 3,700 Miles on the Divide
It seems there are many who have toyed with this idea, but ultimately given it up. Constraints with seasonal timing make a northbound attempt the most reasonable direction, but coordinating...
Nine Stitches, One Helicopter Evacuation (An Origin Story)
It was May 2023, in the desert section of the PCT in a historic year for snowfall in California. In the beginning, when I introduced my trail name to other...
The Great Stair Climb
Being in Arizona, coming from Texas I gained 2 hours (not to mention 6000 feet of elevation.) Which means I woke up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 5:30am ready to start...
If You Give a Hiker a Tennis Ball
I leave next week to start the first leg of a three part walkabout. I. AM. SO. EXCITED. In my planner I have written next to my intense budgeting regime...
The Beginning of an Epic Journey: Amicalola Falls and Beyond
Anticipation and Excitement in the Air The morning sky was still dark when my friend uberlicious and I boarded our flight at 7 a.m. The engines' hum and...
We’re Hiking the PCT!
First things fist...a little about me. I'm Jubilee, a 33-year-old from Puerto Rico. I'm an architect during the week; a wildlife rehab volunteer, MYOG-er, hiker, backpacker, cyclist, and
That Concerns the Character and Adventures of the Renowned Hiker from Lands Unnamed
O Calliope, Muse of the grand tale, Guide this errant wanderer’s quill and flame, Through hollows deep and ridgelines high, through wind-whipped trees and rain-soaked earth, Where truth and folly
Two Pilgrimages, One Journey: Discovering the Kumano Kodō after our Camino
Day 0 >> February 15, 2025 Nestled in the rugged mountains of Japan's Kii Peninsula lies the Kumano Kodō, an ancient and spiritual pilgrimage route, a UNESCO World Heritage Site...